Countdown to on the clock: Richburg

Summary of 8 articles · Updated May 10, 2014

Richburg was the first center taken in the 2014 draft. Richburg said this week that teams see him as a center first, but have already talked to him about the prospect of playing guard. “All the scouts raved about Richburg,” said Giants Coach Tom Coughlin,… (more) who also seemed impressed by Richburg’s off-field attributes a team captain, a National Honor Society scholar in high school and, most of all, a player who started every game of his college career. The Giants addressed that issue with their second-round pick on Friday night, selecting Colorado State center Weston Richburg. Richburg also symbolizes the argument against every over-zealous parent, coach, or even player, who believes what happens before college determines a pro's future. And in the final hours before everybody is really on the clock, it's time to conclude a one-a-day look at some specific players who could find their way into the Denver Broncos draft class by the time the seven rounds come to a close. was he the best offensive lineman available here? Could they have moved down and still drafted him? Could they have waited until the third round? You'd like to think so, and if tackles Morgan Moses and Cyrus Kouandjio were better players, I'd have advocated taking them even though they play tackle and that's not as obvious an immediate need.

Tennessee Titans draft wrap-up

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New York Giants draft wrap-up

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A wrap-up of the New York Giants' draft. Best move: The Giants addressed an immediate and long-term need with the selection of Colorado State center Weston Richburg with the 11th pick of the second round. Richburg played multipl…